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I want my Ron Moore remake of John Carpenter's remake of "The Thing."

There are! But they tend not to make it past the five-minute mark.

Billy bob, do you like fishsticks?

The actual existence of Michio Kakutani remains theoretical at this time.

Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility.

Enough with the distractions.
Conchords. Funny songs. Is all.

Everytime someone takes a drink, take a drink.

Hey.
It's the guy who whistles!

So many hot chicks on this show.
So so many.

"Thing Woman"
Bitter, but witty?

Michelle Monaghan
Ate Liv Tyler. And the LA Standard is taking all of the Bradbury Building's parts.

Dammit.
Now I'm hungry.

Better! Smith sees (1) these creatures have some semblance of sentience and don't want to be cured; and (2) he's been murdering them/experimenting on them fairly indiscriminately. It doesn't have the oversized '50s sci-fi irony of the original Matheson story, but it's an improvement over the predictable Blammo

Summer Glau's clothes.
Gib dem to me.

She's a good looking girl.
Do you mind if I keep this picture? (Sinister look).

At the risk of inviting torture…
What is Saarsgard's appeal? Apart from the creepy psycho-killer vibe, the guy just strikes me as a terrible actor.

Thing I didn't like…
How easily the writers wrapped up Doakes' suspicions about Dexter. Granted, with the FBI on Dexter's tail this season, it's not necessary from a plot perspective to have Doakes threaten to expose Dexter. Still, I was hoping that the character would evolve into something more than comic relief -

"It's like a volume control yo!"
I don't work in TV, but given the late output of the networks, I don't doubt that they're being run by Sigourney Weaver doppelgangers who spout nonsense like "She doesn't let her cuteness get in the way of her hotness." Like "Freaks and Geeks," I think "The TV Set" was too

This isn't really a "lawyer" movie.
As Nathan says, Clooney's character is closer in function and spirit to Jason Bourne than any Grisham protagonist, so you won't see him making ridiculous speeches or leading witnesses in court. That said, there's not much that's misrepresented about BIGlaw, because there's not much

Most satisfying ending since…
"Lives of Others." See it.